"Unable to simultaneously satisfy constraints"

Hi all,

always running into the FoodTracker tutorial; following this step: "Implement a custom control"

https://developer.apple.com/library/content/referencelibrary/GettingStarted/DevelopiOSAppsSwift/ImplementingACustomControl.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40015214-CH19-SW1


and when executing the first checkpoint the simulator shows a red rectangle instead of a square as indicated on the tutorial; on the debug pane I get:


2018-02-09 11:19:42.130595+0100 FoodTracker[7439:80369] [MC] Lazy loading NSBundle MobileCoreServices.framework
2018-02-09 11:19:42.131628+0100 FoodTracker[7439:80369] [MC] Loaded MobileCoreServices.framework
2018-02-09 11:19:42.165143+0100 FoodTracker[7439:80369] [LayoutConstraints] Unable to simultaneously satisfy constraints.
    Probably at least one of the constraints in the following list is one you don't want.
    Try this:
        (1) look at each constraint and try to figure out which you don't expect;
        (2) find the code that added the unwanted constraint or constraints and fix it.
(
    "<NSLayoutConstraint:0x60400028a3c0 UIButton:0x7f8a0bd0e330.width == 44   (active)>",
    "<NSLayoutConstraint:0x60400028cda0 'UISV-canvas-connection' FoodTracker.RatingControl:0x7f8a0bd08890.leading == UIButton:0x7f8a0bd0e330.leading   (active)>",
    "<NSLayoutConstraint:0x60400028ce40 'UISV-canvas-connection' H:[UIButton:0x7f8a0bd0e330]-(0)-|   (active, names: '|':FoodTracker.RatingControl:0x7f8a0bd08890 )>",
    "<NSLayoutConstraint:0x60400028c940 'UIView-Encapsulated-Layout-Width' FoodTracker.RatingControl:0x7f8a0bd08890.width == 200   (active)>"
)

Will attempt to recover by breaking constraint
<NSLayoutConstraint:0x60400028a3c0 UIButton:0x7f8a0bd0e330.width == 44   (active)>

Make a symbolic breakpoint at UIViewAlertForUnsatisfiableConstraints to catch this in the debugger.
The methods in the UIConstraintBasedLayoutDebugging category on UIView listed in <UIKit/UIView.h> may also be helpful.
2018-02-09 11:19:42.165949+0100 FoodTracker[7439:80369] [LayoutConstraints] Unable to simultaneously satisfy constraints.
    Probably at least one of the constraints in the following list is one you don't want.
    Try this:
        (1) look at each constraint and try to figure out which you don't expect;
        (2) find the code that added the unwanted constraint or constraints and fix it.
(
    "<NSLayoutConstraint:0x60400028a370 UIButton:0x7f8a0bd0e330.height == 44   (active)>",
    "<NSLayoutConstraint:0x60400028a320 'UISV-canvas-connection' FoodTracker.RatingControl:0x7f8a0bd08890.top == UIButton:0x7f8a0bd0e330.top   (active)>",
    "<NSLayoutConstraint:0x60400028cf30 'UISV-canvas-connection' V:[UIButton:0x7f8a0bd0e330]-(0)-|   (active, names: '|':FoodTracker.RatingControl:0x7f8a0bd08890 )>",
    "<NSLayoutConstraint:0x60400028c990 'UIView-Encapsulated-Layout-Height' FoodTracker.RatingControl:0x7f8a0bd08890.height == 110   (active)>"
)

Will attempt to recover by breaking constraint
<NSLayoutConstraint:0x60400028a370 UIButton:0x7f8a0bd0e330.height == 44   (active)>

Make a symbolic breakpoint at UIViewAlertForUnsatisfiableConstraints to catch this in the debugger.
The methods in the UIConstraintBasedLayoutDebugging category on UIView listed in <UIKit/UIView.h> may also be helpful.


I think that something is changed when programmatically create the button and applying custom constraints here: (I'm working with Swift and Xcode 9)


// Add constraints
button.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
button.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 44.0).isActive = true
button.widthAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 44.0).isActive = true


Any hint to solve the issue is welcome.


PS: Really gentleman, I don't like as a newbye to bother you with my stupid questions but, I suppose, that Apple should updates their tutorial to provide the best learning experience possible to their developers... I think this is a classical compatibility issue from older to newest libraries and docs not updated.

Just started learning too... Ran into the same issue.


I realized that I did not follow the instructions quite correctly. When creating the Horizontal Stack View object, I dragged it UNDER the stack view, not INSIDE the stack view below the image view. When I move it into the stack view - as instructed - then it worked.


I get the similar debugger warning for a view in SwiftUI app. The View lists items from a DataStore and on tapGesture of each listed item, toggles a tick mark text view to show item selected. This view has a HStack with couple of Text Views for item name, an emoji and a tick mark respectively.There is no build or runtime error and the app runs fine.


"Unable to simultaneously satisfy constraints"
 
 
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